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Sacrotuberous ligament (O. T. poste- 

 rior or great sacrosciatic ligament) 



Falciform process (O. T. falciform 

 ligament) 



Sacrospinous ligament (O. T. anterior 

 or small sacrosciatic ligament) 



Greater sciatic foramen 



Lesser sciatic foramen 



Sacro=iliac joint 



Anterior sacro-iliac ligaments 

 Interosseous sacro-iliac ligaments 

 Short posterior sacro-iliac ligament 

 Long posterior sacro-iliac ligament 



Symphysis of pubic bones 



Superior pubic ligament 

 Arcuate ligament of pubis 

 Interpubic fibrocartilaginous lamina 



Hip=joint 



Joint-capsule 



Glenoid lip (O. T. cotyloid ligament) 

 Transverse ligament of acetabulum 

 Round ligament of the femur 

 Orbicular zone (O. T. zonular band or 



ring ligament) 

 Iliofemoral ligament (O. T. Y-shaped 



ligament of Bigelow) 

 Ischiocapsular ligament (O. T. ischio- 



capsular band) 



Pubocapsular ligament (Q. T. pubo- 

 capsular band, or pubofemoral liga- 

 ment) 



Knee= joint 



Joint-capsule 



Lateral meniscus (O. T. external 

 semilunar fibrocartilage) 



Medial meniscus (O. T. internal semi- 

 lunar fibrocartilage) 



Transverse ligament of the knee 



Crucial ligaments of the knee 



Anterior crucial ligament 

 Posterior crucial ligament 

 Patellar synovial fold (O. T. iigamen- 



tum mucosum) 



Alar folds (O. T. ligamentum alaria) 

 Fibular collateral ligament (O. T. 



long external lateral ligament) 

 Tibial collateral ligament (O. T. in- 

 ternal lateral ligament) 

 Oblique popliteal ligament (O. T. 



posterior ligament) 

 Arcuate popliteal ligament 

 Retaining band of arcuate ligament 

 Ligament of the patella 

 Medial retaining band of patella 

 Lateral retaining band of patella 



Tibiofibular joint (O. T. superior 

 tibiofibular articulation) 



Joint-capsule 



Ligaments of the head of the fibula 

 (O. T. anterior and posterior supe- 

 rior tibiofibular ligaments) 



Interosseous membrane of leg (O. T. 

 middle tibiofibular ligament) 



Tibiofibular syndesmosis (O. T. 

 inferior tibiofibular articulation) 



Anterior ligament of lateral malleolus 

 Posterior ligament of lateral malleolus 



Joints of the foot 

 Ankle=joint 



Joint-capsule 



Deltoid ligament (O. T. internal lat- 

 eral ligament and anterior and 

 posterior tibiotarsal ligaments) 

 Tibionavicular ligament 

 Calcaneotibial ligament 

 Anterior talotibial ligament 

 Posterior talotibial ligament 



Anterior talofibular ligament (O. T. 

 anterior fasciculus of external lateral 

 ligament) 



